This Senator Is The Rare Democrat Not Running For President — But He Expects To Hear His Message In The Debates

"In many ways I can push this message more effectively as a noncandidate," Sen. Sherrod Brown said Tuesday.

Henry J. Gomez

Most LGBTQ People Are Super Fine With Bachelorette Parties At Gay Bars

A national survey found LGBTQ people believe discrimination is rampant in the United States and even within the LGBTQ community.

Dominic Holden

A Republican Congress Member Allegedly Spent Thousands In Campaign Funds To Cheat On His Wife

California Rep. Duncan Hunter "spent thousands of dollars treating women to meals, drinks, and vacations, and traveling to and from their homes," federal prosecutors said.

Julia Reinstein

“This Shit Is Chaos”: Top Immigration Official Resigns In Shakeup Amid Uproar Over Migrant Detentions

John Sanders, the acting head of US Customs and Border Protection, offered his resignation, and sources said the acting ICE director will take his spot.

Hamed Aleaziz

These Harrowing Pictures Capture The War Against The AIDS Crisis

By the end of the 1980s, some 100,000 people were diagnosed with AIDS in the US. ACT UP made it its mission to fight back.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

Opinion: Florida Is Burning. The Midwest Is Flooding. Why Aren't Democrats Debating Climate?

Miami hit its highest temperature ever recorded in the same week Democrats arrived for the first presidential debate. This isn't rocket science.

Karthik Ganapathy

Chernobyl Blew Up My Childhood. Will Climate Change Do The Same For My Kids?

I was a 10-year-old in Kiev when the Chernobyl explosion destroyed my faith in my country and my family. Now I wonder if history is bound to repeat itself.

Sophia Moskalenko

A Woman Was Left On An Air Canada Plane For Hours After Landing

Air Canada is launching an investigation into how a woman was abandoned on a plane after falling asleep before landing.

Nancy Vu

A Year Ago, AOC Beat The New York Establishment. On Tuesday, It’s Fighting Back.

A Tuesday race is a test of power for progressives and the party establishment in Queens.

Ryan C. Brooks

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban

“Regardless of who wins the Democratic nomination, voters deserve to know what these candidates’ plans are for climate change.”

Dan Vergano

Morning Update: You Couldn't Make It As Bey's Assistant

The citizenship census question, border stories you need to know, young women fighting predators on TikTok. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, June 25.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Hundreds Of Migrant Children Are Being Moved Out Of A Filthy, Overcrowded Border Patrol Station

"I have never seen such appalling, degrading, inhumane circumstances in my 12 years representing children and families in immigration detention."

Adolfo Flores

How Student Debt Forgiveness Reveals The Difference Between Bernie Sanders And Elizabeth Warren

The two 2020 candidates have big plans for student debt. The details of those plans show how differently they approach policy.

Molly Hensley-Clancy

A Mom Rejected A Man At A Party So He Shot Her Baby In The Head, Police Say

The 10-month-old girl had surgery Sunday to remove bullet fragments from her skull. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder.

Brianna Sacks

A Militia Leader Who Rounded Up Migrants At The Border Has Been Arrested

"Stop!" Jim Benvie was heard yelling in Spanish to immigrants in a Facebook video. "US Border Patrol. What are you guys doing?"

Salvador Hernandez

Parents Are Beating Their Toddler’s Stuffed Animals To Coerce Kids To Eat, But One Dad Has Had Enough

"I just wanted parents who were influenced by the other video to consider the approach that I used as an option," Christopher Duett, a father of two young boys, told BuzzFeed News.

Tanya Chen

Former Prep School Student Owen Labrie Was Released From Jail For Good Behavior In His Sexual Assault Case

Owen Labrie was accused of luring a 15-year-old student to the top of a building at the elite St. Paul’s School in 2014 and raping her.

Brianna Sacks

Mexico Is Deploying 15,000 Troops To The Border To Stop Immigrants From Reaching The US

The unprecedented troop deployment comes amid intense pressure from the Trump administration to reduce migration flows.

Adolfo Flores

A 19-Year-Old Created The Viral Twitter Thread About What It Takes To Be Beyoncé’s Assistant

“I hope she would laugh and not be too offended,” the thread’s creator told BuzzFeed News.

Claudia Koerner

The First Few Minutes Of “The Hills: New Beginnings” Sets Up A Lot Of Drama

“I’m not trying to have a fake friendship.”

Krystie Lee Yandoli

Why People Don't Believe Anything Influencers Do Anymore

We're starting to see influencers for what they are — brands with something to sell.

Lauren Strapagiel

YA Twitter Can Be Toxic, But It Also Points Out Real Problems

When critics on social media “cancel” a YA writer or book, it’s really about ongoing frustrations with an overwhelmingly white publishing industry.

Molly Templeton

Two Infants, A Toddler, And A 20-Year-Old Woman Were Found Dead In Boiling Heat At The US Border

“It’s an incredibly heartbreaking situation, which seems to happen far too often.”

Adolfo Flores

Most LGBTQ Americans Actually Love Having Cops And Corporations In Pride Parades

Whitman Insight Strategies and BuzzFeed News did a national poll for pride — LGBTQ people overestimate their share of the population and say Instagram is making them sad.

Dominic Holden

Progressive Democrats Are Furious At Nancy Pelosi For Cutting Them Out Of A Prescription Drug Pricing Deal

Progressive leaders in the House are speaking openly about their frustrations with Pelosi’s strategy and lack of transparency.

Addy Baird

Jacki Weaver Explained Why She Told Anjelica Huston To “Go Fuck Herself”

The Oscar-nominated Aussie actor told BuzzFeed News about her experience working with “ratbags” and “shitheads.”

Nancy Vu

TikTok Has A Predator Problem. A Network Of Young Women Is Fighting Back.

Young users on the wildly popular video app have created an ad hoc system of screenshot leaks and callout videos meant to out abusers and predators.

Ryan Broderick

Inside The Massive, Coordinated Push To Make Sure A Census Citizenship Question Does Not “Distort Democracy”

“I’ve never seen the amount of support, investment, the breadth and depth of partnerships that I’m seeing for 2020,” one census outreach organizer said.

Nidhi Prakash

This Democratic Presidential Candidate Wants To Ban Fracking

Jay Inslee on Monday released his campaign’s fourth climate policy.

Zahra Hirji

Morning Update: Don't Ever Mess With The Knitters

Calling off the Iran strike, LGBTQ rights in Iraq, the world's ugliest dog. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, June 24.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

“These People Are Ready To Bolt”: Elizabeth Warren Allies Plan To Target Joe Biden Voters

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is beginning a new push to highlight voters who have switched from other candidates to Elizabeth Warren.

Ruby Cramer

A Popular Knitting Website Banned Posts Supporting Donald Trump, Accusing Him Of "Open White Supremacy"

"We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy. Support of the Trump administration is undeniably support for white supremacy."

Jane Lytvynenko

One Person Was Killed, 10 Injured In A Shooting At A Bar In South Bend, Indiana

Presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg planned to address the violence at a town hall on Sunday, which was scheduled to address a separate police shooting.

Jane Lytvynenko